Rapid Growth In Deployment Of Multi-Mission Aircraft For Public Safety

Daher Aircraft is highlighting its Kodiak 100 and 900 aircraft family at this week’s Airborne Public Safety Association Conference and Expo (APSCON) at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona, being held in conjunction with the APSCON Unmanned Conference. The event features both crewed and uncrewed aviation educational sessions and product exhibits dedicated to law enforcement and public safety operations.

New Spot Outside Hangar B To Exhibit With Sister Companies

Hartzell Propeller is moving to a new, larger exhibit space in Booth #289, just outside of Hangar B at the EAA AirVenture 2025 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They will be joined by their companion companies in Signia Aerospace including Hartzell Engine Tech, Hartzell Aerospace Welding, and Cleveland Wheel and Brake Systems. The top floor of the new facility will also be hosting ANN's LIVE Morning Brief episodes each morning at 0900CT. www.airborne-live.net

Maryland Man Flew Over NFL Wild Card Game In January

Alexis Perez Suarez, a 43-year-old man from Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty to violating national defense airspace knowingly and intentionally by flying a drone over the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on January 11, 2025 during the NFL’s Wild Card Game. Magistrate Judge Charles D. Austin sentenced Suarez to one year of supervised probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $500 fine.

A Practical and Efficient Way of Signing Off Students

As a CFI, endorsements can be tricky and you may find yourself second guessing whether or not you gave your student the right endorsements or better yet, enough! Finding the right area in a student's logbook can be tough especially if they’ve been to a school prior to you and they logged them differently than you might be used to. Missing an endorsement is the worst mistake you can make when it comes to giving endorsements. You can never over endorse someone! Now, I may not ever give a student pilot a night solo endorsement but that's up to you. Sporty’s has come up with a solution to help prevent these mistakes, let's talk about it!

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Barely a month after the first major Boeing 787 accident, a preliminary report indicates that something may have been amiss in the cockpit. The tragedy took the lives of 241 people in the aircraft (with one improbable survivor) and another 19 souls on the ground. The prelim notes that, "The aircraft achieved the maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots IAS at about 08:08:42 UTC and immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec. The Engine N1 and N2 began to decrease from their take-off values as the fuel supply to the engines was cut off. NBAA is pushing back in a big way on a recent report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) that it says provides an incomplete and inaccurate depiction of business jet emissions and private a

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Jetson got an unusual invite from the GOPR Polish Mountain Rescue Team: Try out a pair of their production single-seat eVTOLs in a rescue scenario. The team travelled to southern Poland with some Jetson ONEs in tow, trying out a number of practice scenarios in the local mountainscape. Bell Helicopter has been down-selected for Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s SPRINT X-Plane program. This is a positive turn of DARPA phrase that indicates Bell will move forward in the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program and complete their design for a demonstrator. They’ll go as far as construction, ground testing, and certification of the aircraft eventually, and hopefully snag some plush contracts along the way. China’s space program took a bold step forward as two of its satellites in geosynchronous orbi

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The Senate confirmed Bryan Bedford to become the next Administrator of the FAA, in a near party-line 53-43 vote. Bedford takes over the agency during a critical time when safety issues have become prominent and Congress has approved initial funding for the complete overhaul of the air traffic control system that is slated to be completed in the next 3-4 years. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said, "I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to be Interim Administrator of NASA. He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important Space Agency, even if only for a short period of time." NASA’s old-school WB-57 got a workout this week with a novel mission for the classic aircraft: Emergency assessment of the devastated Texas Hill Country. The high-altitude WB-57 has been a trusty workhors

Designed with Pilots and Passengers in Mind

Milan Bergamo Airport has launched the BGY Executive terminal, designed for general aviation and those who are flying privately to get the Prada bag they’ve always wanted…Or they’re in for a business meeting, and dealing with the terminal can be time-consuming. BGY is a pretty sweet place to fly into, and they've only gotten a little more Gucci for those passing through.

DoD Sets Sights on Small UAS Arms Race, Cutting a Gordian Knot of Red Tape

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recently published memo was instantly met with enthusiasm from homefield drone companies, who threw their hat in the ring to provide new toys to the DoD. The memo, "Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance”, sets out Hegseth’s ideal for DoD and drone usage. “When l became the Secretary of Defense,” the memo reads, “I committed to rebuild our military to match threats to capabilities. Drones are the biggest battlefield innovation in a generation, accounting for most of this year's casualties in Ukraine. Our adversaries collectively produce millions of cheap drones each year. While global military drone production skyrocketed over the last three years, the previous administration deployed red tape. U.S. units are not outfitted with the lethal small drones the modern battlefield requires.” The memo lays out 3 primary tasks...

Acting Administrator Moves Into Backup Role

The Federal Aviation Administration officially welcomed Bryan Bedford as its new Administrator late last week, setting the table for his work in updating ATC infrastructure. He spoke quickly about his new role, introducing himself to his 40,000-strong workforce. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to join the FAA team. I have a deep respect for the important work FAA employees do to protect the safety and efficiency of our national airspace. I look forward to working with Secretary Duffy and admire his leadership and commitment to delivering this new system within the next three to four years,” Bedford said. “We’re building a modern, resilient FAA—one that embraces innovation and is ready for the future demands of aviation.”